3-29-21

 

Weekly Update

3-29-21

Phonics: blends, sounding out words to form sentences

Math-Subtraction

Reading/Science- Easter

Sight words- could, walk, laugh, take, of, has, drink, far

*Word list 19/20 Please go over the word ‘was’

*We do not have any more phonics readers, students should be reading library books nightly. I suggest at least two books a week.

*Students should be taking at least two test a week. Students should be at 40% by Friday.

 

We will be having an Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 2^nd. If you want to send an Easter basket, you may.

Spring break is next week.

End of the year update:

 

Kindergarten graduation will be Thursday, May 20^th at 9 am.

Students will get 6 tickets per family.

3-22-21

 

Weekly Update

3-22-21

Phonics: blends, sounded out words to form sentences

Math-Subtraction

Reading/Science- Spring and Parts of plants

Sight words- fast, please, down, him, her, upon, why, for

*Word list 18

*Phonics Reader, What is my pet? Students will read this book each night. Sign and return on Friday. Please leave book baggies at home until Friday. This will be our last decodable book.

*Every night students should read their black and white phonics reader and go over their sight words. If students missed any words on the wordlist, they need to go over those multiple times as well.

 

*Please turn in cap and tassel money by Friday $8.75. Thank you to everyone who has already done so. Checks need to be made out to Fancy Farm Ele.

*Students should be taking at least two test a week. Students should be at 30% by Friday. I will send an updated percentage on Thursday

 

We will be having an Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 2^nd. Please send the following by Monday the 29^th:

 

All students-a white shirt (we will be tie dying these)

Girls-a pack of plastic eggs

Boys- a bag of candy

Dress up days for Regional Basketball tournament this week:

Tuesday-Jersey day    Wednesday- Disney Day        Thursday- Hat Day    Friday- Blue and white

Kindergarten graduation

 

*It is time to begin preparing for our Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony that will be in May. We have gowns that are used year after year, but students purchase their own caps and tassels. Cost is $8.75 and is due March 26^th. You may send in any time before the 26^th. If you need assistance covering the cost of the cap and tassel, please contact our family resource center (270-674-4822).

 

You may send cash or check. Checks need to be made out to Fancy Farm Elementary.

3-15-21

 

Weekly Update

3-15-21

Phonics: blends, sounded out words to form sentences

Math-Subtraction

Reading/Social Studies- St. Patrick’s Day

Sight words- REVIEW

*Word list 16

*Phonics Reader, Eight is the Best Number. Students will read this book each night. Sign and return on Friday. Please leave book baggies at home until Friday.

*Every night students should read their black and white phonics reader and go over their sight words. If students missed any words on the wordlist, they need to go over those multiple times as well.

 

*We are reviewing all the sight words we have covered so far this year. Please go over these each night. I will assess on Friday.

*Students should be taking at least two test a week.

I will be sending home a note tomorrow or Wednesday in regards to purchasing a cap and tassel for Kindergarten graduation.  

 

Reading

 Change of structure for our reading the last nine weeks of school.

I have been talking with other teachers and parents about what would be best for students to prepare for reading next year. We were able to take the STAR Reading assessment this week; this assessment gives your child a reading level and I am able to use that level to set a point goal for them in Renaissance Learning. I have attached a copy of your child’s results on that assessment to this note with their grade level equivalency.

Renaissance (formerly AR) is a program that lets students take comprehension quizzes over books they read. They earn points based on how they did and what the book is worth.

Students have a reading level that they read within and a goal that they must reach by the end of the quarter. I am sending home their first library book today. If they are ready for a test Monday morning, please sign the paper in their folder and we will have them take the test. We will record their score. They will get a new book every time they take a test. They can earn points every day, if they read each night and take a test each day. This is going to be up to them to take the initiative to reach their goals. Their goals are set to 35 minutes of nightly reading. This is our school expectation! Students should be reading with an adult. They should read the majority of the words with parents helping for the harder words. We are choosing books within their reading level. The more they practice the better they will get. It is my suggestion that the student read the book the first time with the parent helping them sound out the words; we have found that if the parent reads the book to the child first that the child memorizes the story and does not have to do the decoding, or sounding out, of the words. Our goal is to increase their ability to sound out words and increase their fluency. It is ok to go back and reread the story with your child a second time with you reading the story to them for comprehension; however, I strongly suggest them doing the majority of the work - this is ultimately what makes them a better reader! 

The paper needs to be signed in their baggie in order for them to take a test. If they say they are ready, but the paper is not signed, I will not have them test. I am attaching the Renaissance login information so that you will get an email every time they test with what they scored.  You will need to login and sign up to have the emails sent to you, they do not automatically come to you, but once you sign up you should not have to subscribe again.

We will still have a phonics reader (black and white paper books) that is due on Friday. We practice these at school also, so reading this book should only take 5-10 minutes each night.

Student:__________________________________

Reading Level:__________________

Reading Goal:__________________

Books are worth a half point. I suggest a minimum of two books a week.

From this point forward, students will have the following nightly homework:

Sight words

Phonics reader

Library book

3-1-21

Weekly Update

3-1-21

Phonics: blends

Math-Decomposing Numbers

Reading- Dr. Seuss

Sight words- who, about, an, yes, today, cold, now, Friday

*Word list 13

*Phonics Reader, Look Who Can Cook, is tonight’s homework, please send back Friday. Students will read this book each night. Sign and return on Friday. Please leave book baggies at home until Friday.

*Every night students should read their black and white phonics reader and go over their sight words. If students missed any words on the wordlist, they need to go over those multiple times as well.

*Thursday is Kindergarten running club day.

*Just a reminder that there are no scheduled days off in Feb. or March. I believe the calendar in the handbook may state otherwise. It was revised because we started school later. Our next scheduled days off our Spring Break (April 5^th -9^th ). I have printed the calendar to the back of this note.

*Beginning Friday, students will be checking out one library book a week. They will have an assigned day to bring their book back. They will have a library book due and phonics reader due each week. I am attaching a note to better explain this. Please note that it is very important that students return their book baggie on their assigned days. Book baggies will now be coming home on Friday afternoon instead of Monday. They should have their book baggie at home every night and return to school twice a week.